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Spring Break 2013 - Barbados
Join Salem State's geography and business departments for an 8-day/7-night trip to Barbados, March 9-16, 2013.
The trip package includes airfare, 7 nights' accommodations overlooking the Caribbean Sea at the South Gap Hotel - located in the bustling St. Lawrence’s gap. Price: $1,799 (cash/check)/$1,839 (credit card). All rates are per person, twin occupancy, including $100.84 in air taxes, fees and fuel surcharges (subject to change). See reservation form for single, triple and quad hotel room options. This trip is open to EVERYONE. A valid passport is required.
Business students must please note that this travel course serves as a concentration elective for Hospitality Majors Only. However, business students at large may take this travel course as a free elective.
To reserve your space, please fill out the reservation form and send it to Dr. Jakari Griffith or Dr. Noel Healy.
A $300 DEPOSIT IS DUE UPON RECEIPT OF RESERVATION FORM
First come first serve basis – limited places.
For more information about this trip contact:
Dr. Jakari Griffith (business)
jgriffith@salemstate.edu
978.542.2306
Dr. Noel Healy (geography)
nhealy@salemstate.edu
978.542.2542
This study/travel seminar provides students with a unique opportunity to visit one of the Caribbean’s most popular tourist destinations - Barbados. Whilst Barbados boasts some of the world’s most attractive beachfronts which draw visitors from across the world – it also provides an ideal platform for experiential learning for Salem State Students. Engaging a range of disciplines and themes, this trip offers a critical examination of the unique experiences, challenges and practices of Caribbean tourism. Professor Noel Healy (geography), Professor Jakari Griffith (business) and faculty from the University of West Indies will explore key issues relating to the management and sustainability of this world renowned tourist destination. Students will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a new culture, explore a Caribbean haven, bask in the sunshine, whilst at the same time exploring and critically observing the challenges of maintaining and managing a tourist-dependent economy. Whilst in Barbados students will be required to keep a journal and gather material to complete portfolios.
